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Michael Ansah earned bragging rights over Sheriff Quaye in his trilogy fight
National lightweight champion Michael ‘One Bullet’ Ansah says he will focus on fighting for the Commonwealth title rather than offering Sheriff Quaye a fourth fight.
Ansah, who stopped Quaye in five rounds to win his much-talked about Independence Day Trilogy fight at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra yesterday, ruled out any chance of fighting his opponent again.
Speaking after fulfilling his fifth-round knockout promise, Ansah explained that fighting Quaye again wouldn’t mean any career progress, hence the decision to go for a different opponent.
“I don’t think I will fight Quaye again because I have nothing else to prove. I have the right to brag and that’s it.
“I knew I would stop him because he wasn’t throwing dangerous punches when the fight started. It was an easy victory for me and, as I always say, I will beat him anytime, anywhere, “he said.
Meanwhile, Quaye’s camp feels referee Erasmus Quao should have given Quaye a second chance to continue the fight rather than stop the fight immediately after his fighter was knocked down.
Lawrence Carl Lokko, Quaye’s trainer, blamed referee Quao for ending the night abruptly at a time when Quaye had stood up in an attempt to continue the fight.
“I felt like I should have given Quaye a chance to continue the fight because nothing showed that he was not well after the fifth round.
“He ended the fight too early,” Lokko said. “Quaye was stunned but ready to continue fighting and I think referee Quao should have been patient to stop the fight.
Ansah started the first four rounds on a poor note with Quaye dominating the pace of the fight. In the first round, both fighters entered the ring to stabilize themselves before opening up.
It was Quaye who made the majority of his shots with clean combinations that caused no problems for Ansah.
The second round started with the wrestlers exchanging blows and that helped Ansah’s game plan. He had entered the ring with the sole objective of stopping the Sheriff and that did not materialize in the first rounds.
When the bell rang for the third round, Quaye continued his brilliant start, hitting quick combinations that sent Ansah away.
Ansah started working on Quaye’s body, but that didn’t bother the latter. Quaye kept his cool and effectively used his jabs to keep Ansah at bay.
The fight started to break out in the fourth round when both fighters began to throw powerful shots. Quaye continued to work on Ansah’s body but his weak punches couldn’t wear down his opponent.
Just as the round was about to end, Ansah landed a big right hand that sent Quaye to the ropes, but he managed to hold out until the end of the round.
In the fifth round, Ansah continued looking for a powerful blow that would annoy Quaye and finally landed one. Their powerful combination brought Quaye down to the excitement of the more than 2,000 fans at the Bukom Boxing Arena.
When he got up, he staggered as referee Owoo took the mandatory count of eight. After failing to stand on his legs, the referee stopped the fight en route to a fifth-round knockout victory for Ansah.
In an interview with Graphic Sports after the fight, referee Owoo said he ended the fight because Quaye staggered and was unable to lift his hands when he got up from the fall.
He said that he did indeed do his job in preventing what could have caused the death if he had decided to allow Quaye to continue.
“It’s normal for fighters to feel bad when they lose unexpectedly like Sheriff Quaye did,” referee Owoo told Graphic Sports.
“You could see him stagger when he got up from the fall and couldn’t stand up properly. The law allows him to raise his hands but they were down and that showed that he was not ready to fight, “he added.
On the night, Alfred ‘Bukom Bomber’ Lamptey scored a fourth round knockout victory over veteran George Krampah to win the West African Boxing Union (WABU) featherweight title, while John Laryea retained his crown. featherweight national for a fourth round TKO victory. about Kamarudeen Boyefio.
Undefeated Robert ‘Stopper’ Quaye finished off Raymond Kofi Ansah in three rounds of his super lightweight competition. Daniel Aduku retired Naimou Samson in a super welterweight contest in the seventh round.
In an international middleweight contest, Olanrewaju Duodola knocked out Kazakhstan’s Taryel Jafarov in two rounds with Daniel Gosh beating Isaac Okine in two rounds in his second professional bantamweight fight.
Holy Dogbetor achieved a second round knockout victory over Edward Kambassah in two rounds of their featherweight clash, while rookie Michael Abban marked his professional career with a second round knockout victory over Benjamin Sackey.
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